Authentic German Home Style Recipes [Plastic Comb]

Gini Youngkrantz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1997

Authentic German Home Style Recipes has over 280 recipes found in German kitchens. Additionally the cookbook has the history of the city of Heidelberg, Germany as well as common German sayings translated into English, many helpful hints and German traditions. All ingredients can be found in U.S. food stores and measurements are in the English system.

Editorial Reviews

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"German-born Gini Youngkrantz is such a good cook that she can't entertain without guests asking for her recipes.

They wondered how she goes about making her cabbage and potatoes, her homemade German noodles and her stollens.

...Her first edition came out in 1986 and she continues to update and add new recipes. The fourth and most recent edition contains the bread recipes she had been reluctant to include.

'Bread is the hardest, that's why I never put the bread recipes in the book,' she said. 'Even when I made the bread, I had to do it more than once.'

But the majority of the recipes are simple and her directions, easy to follow..." -- Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville, IL

"New book helps Americans to cook like Germans do

Gini Youngkrantz, who grew up in Heidelberg, Germany, and is married to a retired American serviceman, published her first edition of her cookbook 'Authentic German Home Style Recipes' in 1986.

She and her husband Bob printed 1,000 copies, and when the book was reviewed by the Army Times, a military newspaper, copies sold out in record time. Since then more than 52,000 copies of Youngkrantz's cookbook have been sold in the United States and Germany. Most are sold in military-post and base exchanges. In Germany, the book is on the best-seller category.

...'It's a simple book - with recipes that are easy and don't need any special ingredients,' she explained." -- The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO

About the Author

Gini Youngkrantz was born in Heidelberg, Germany and began her cooking experiences at age 4. Once she completed high school she attended professional cooking classes as a part of her hotel management training. She has now been cooking for over 56 years. Her cookbook is used by German restaurants in the United States to prepare their menus.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 290 pages
• Publisher: B. G. Youngkrantz Company; 4 edition (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939593041
• ISBN-13: 978-0939593040
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,121,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > European > German

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Quaint and Usable!, November 17, 1999

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This review is from: Authentic German Home Style Recipes (Plastic Comb)

I have just read this book cover to cover (something you just never do with cookbooks!). It was easy to read and had a wonderful touch of homey-ness with its quotes, histories, and helpful hints. And that's just window dressing to the recipes themselves! I've cooked german food for years now, and having looked at the recipes in this book, I find most to be very straightforward and well-documented. Gotta go... I'm about to diving into my kitchen with book in hand. :)

Thanks, Gini... great work!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love the book. I'm going to buy more for gifts., October 18, 1999

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Debra Stansell ([e-mail]) (georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Authentic German Home Style Recipes (Plastic Comb)

I bought my first book when we were stationed in Germany. Then I bought one for my mom and sister-in-law. My son got married recently and I'm going to give them their own book. Try the bee sting cake. It's great. I wish that she would do another book with different recipes. If she does I'll sure buy one.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book if you like German food, August 7, 2005

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R. Wagner "Rich" (Harrisburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Authentic German Home Style Recipes (Plastic Comb)

I bought an earlier edition of this book when I was stationed in Berlin back in the 80's. It was written by a German Woman who had moved to the US and could not easily find the ingredients her original German cookbooks called for. The goulash soup in this book is the closest I've ever come to the restaurants in Germany. This is not a professional chefs book. It was made for the home cook who wants to make dishes like they've had in Germany.